Ornstein Athletic Podcast

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by Chumlax, Nov 26, 2019.

  1. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

    David Ornstein's new podcast from the Athletic with Mark Chapman released its first episode today, and Ornstein opens the show talking about managerial change. In doing so, he directly comes out and says that 'despite the denials', there is a good chance of ownership change at Watford, whilst also admitting that he's not as close to Watford as some.

    Could this be the real explanation for Gino's brain-melt? Should we expect to see our Golden Boys running out onto the field, pre-game energy drink cans on full display, soon? One thing's for sure: this story will run and run...
     
  2. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

  3. Cassetti's Beard

    Cassetti's Beard First Team

  4. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

    Journalist who recently left the BBC after 12 years as a football/sport correspondent to go to The Athletic, who is renowned for being the ultimate Tier-1 source for Arsenal. Alongside that, just a very reliable and connected journalist for football news in general.
     
  5. reids

    reids First Team

    Just throwing this out there - I genuinely wouldn't mind being owned by Red Bull. They probably wouldn't be able to change the name and are a better run version of what the Pozzos already do.
     
  6. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    The Red Bull Hornets FC.

    I'm not as disgusted by that as I initially thought I would be.
     
  7. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Time for a new badge though.....a raging red bull with a swarm of hornets riding on its' horns ?
     
  8. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    Better than the alternatives put up for vote last time.
     
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  9. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    I'm sure the high percentage of clubs wouldn't mind being owned by Red Bull. Would the name change anything really?
     
  10. reids

    reids First Team

    People moan about history too much. Imagine most fans wouldn't want a name change, change of ground name, kit + logo changed. I don't give a **** about any of that however.
     
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  11. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    "The North London Red Bulls" ???
     
  12. RB Watfordzig
     
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  13. domthehornet

    domthehornet Moderator Staff Member

    That would upset our official energy drink partner though.
     
  14. Guy

    Guy Squad Player

    Isn't a red bull a bit like a moose ?
     
  15. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    It would all change with the success they bring. Then again I'm sure some would still moan.
     
  16. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    It's like the happy egg all over again.
     
  17. StuBoy

    StuBoy Forum Cad and Bounder

    I went to school with Ornstein, he was in my sisters year. Fun fact.
     
  18. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    I thought we were going to be taken over by the McDonald's millionaire from Watford?

    See it now...

    Welcome to the Mc D standium our chairman Mayor McCheese, Manager Ronald, Scout chief The Hamburgler.
     
  19. domthehornet

    domthehornet Moderator Staff Member

    Oh god, we have created a Monster.
     
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  20. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    He got sacked for dipping his pen in the company ink m8
     
  21. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    We already have Success. He's not the answer.
     
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  22. Davidmsawyer

    Davidmsawyer Statto Statto Statto

    Finally you get to tell this story ;)

    I went to school with no one of consequence sadly, not even a reporter of a Daily Mail standard.
     
  23. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    I've probably completely missed something or am slow on the uptake this morning, but where's the link to Red Bull? Or was that a joke in the first post?
     
  24. Bwood_Horn

    Bwood_Horn Squad Player

    Nah. Get them to rename the product for the UK market "Red Moose". Job jobbed.
     
  25. Heidar

    Heidar Squad Player

    If what I've heard about the FCA investigating Watford is true, then maybe they'll be pushed rather than jumping.
     
  26. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

    There's not a link as we speak/in Ornstein's pod, it's just a reference to the stories a little while ago that Red Bull wanted to bring their footballing operations to London and were considering several clubs, of which we possibly were one, as well as the fact that there were serious rumours that the Pozzi were thinking of selling Udinese to them a while back.
     
  27. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    Oi! We're not a London club!
     
  28. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    Wouldn't hornets be drowned by the Red Bull though?
     
  29. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    No. Gives them wings.
     
  30. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    If you squint you can hardly tell the difference anyway:

    [​IMG]
     
  31. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Looks more like a deer than the moose does. The horns point in the right direction for a start.
     
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  32. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    It even has RB, which as we know, you can never have too many RB’s.
     
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  33. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    'Liked' for the joke. 'Unliked' just after for the misuse of the apostrophe. "Liked' again after that to avoid being too petty.
     
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  34. BW Horn

    BW Horn Academy Graduate

    Come on you bull horns!
     
  35. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    Hmm.. isn't it correct, anyway? The B is the start of an abbreviation. Or does RB count as some sort of registered separate word?
    Anyway, don't knock pettiness; it can irritate other people most satisfactorily.
     
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